Professional wrestler "Mean" Mike Memphis signed 200 pairs of these trunks after a famous locker room incident on live TV. The signature is printed inside the waistband. A full collection requires both the blue "Bully" variant and the red "Victim" variant.
On vintage pairs, the screen print of the cartoon character or prank slogan must be 90% intact. Cracking prints devalue the piece by 70%. wedgie collection full
Having a large closet of elastic waistbands does not equal a complete archive. Here is the professional verification checklist used by the International Novelty Undergarment Collectors Guild (INUCG): Professional wrestler "Mean" Mike Memphis signed 200 pairs
To your left, you’ll see what I call the “Hanging Garden.” This is a pegboard displaying 47 different pairs of vintage over-the-head elastic bands. The holy grail here is the 1994 Hypercolor Thermal Reactive pair—they change color from blue to pink when friction heats them up. Next to it is a sealed, mint-condition pair of JNCO jeans (waist size 44, leg opening 32) that I use exclusively for demonstration. They hang like a sad, denim ghost. On vintage pairs, the screen print of the
Every item must have its original manufacturer's tag. Cut tags = incomplete item.
My collection isn’t static. A “full” collection means I have one of every mechanism.